Alameda soldier killed after month in Afghanistan

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Army Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty of Alameda, killed in fighting in Afghanistan on May 6, 2012.

Army Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty of Alameda, killed in fighting in Afghanistan on May 6, 2012.

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Army Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty of Alameda, killed in fighting in Afghanistan on May 6, 2012.

Army Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty of Alameda, killed in fighting in Afghanistan on May 6, 2012.

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Alameda soldier killed after month in Afghanistan

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An Army solider remembered as a "regular kid" from Alameda was killed Sunday in Afghanistan, where he had been posted just a month ago after eight years in the military, the Defense Department said Tuesday.

Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty, 30, a married father of two young sons, was killed in Ahmad-Kheyl when enemy forces attacked his unit, officials said.

Fogarty was commanding a vehicle when it was attacked, officials said. Three other soldiers were wounded.

A graduate of Alameda High School, Fogarty joined the Army in January 2004 and deployed to Afghanistan in April. Before his deployment, he had been a recruiter for the military, the Pentagon said.

Fogarty's father, also named Thomas Fogarty, lives elsewhere in Alameda.

"I'm really saddened by it," neighbor Jackie Curry, 38, said of Staff Sgt. Fogarty's death. "I just think he needs to be remembered as a brave man who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country."

Margie Sherratt, former counselor and principal at Alameda High School, said Tuesday, "He was just a regular kid who loved to have a good time. He was known to have a sense of humor. He was a quiet kind of guy. We're very proud of what he did for our country."